[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 28, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
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                          Tuesday, February 28, 1995 [[Page D254]] 

                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3231-S3304
Measures Introduced: One bill was introduced, as follows: S. 479.
  Page S3283
Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Senate continued 
consideration of H.J. Res. 1, proposing a balanced budget amendment to 
the Constitution of the United States, taking action on amendments 
proposed thereto, as follows:
  Pages S3231-81
Adopted:
  By 92 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. 87), Nunn Modified Amendment No. 300, 
to limit judicial review.
Pages S3231, S3240-51, S3276
Rejected:
  (1) Feinstein Amendment No. 274, in the nature of a substitute. (By 
60 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 80), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S3231, S3236-40, S3274
  (2) Feingold Amendment No. 291, to provide that receipts and outlays 
of the Tennessee Valley Authority shall not be counted as receipts or 
outlays for purposes of this article. (By unanimous vote of 99 yeas 
(Vote No. 81), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S3231, S3251-52, S3274
  (3) Graham Amendment No. 259, to strike the limitation on debt held 
by the public. (By 59 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 82), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)
Pages S3231, S3274-75
  (4) Graham Amendment No. 298, to clarify the application of the 
public debt limit with respect to redemptions from the Social Security 
Trust Funds. (By 57 yeas to 43 nays (Vote 83), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)
Pages S3231, S3275
  (5) Kennedy Amendment No. 267, to provide that the balanced budget 
constitutional amendment does not authorize the President to impound 
lawfully appropriated funds or impose taxes, duties, or fees. (By 62 
yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 84), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S3231, S3263, S3275
  (6) Bumpers modified motion to refer H.J. Res. 1 to the Committee on 
the Budget with instructions. (By 63 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. 85), 
Senate tabled the motion.)
Pages S3231, S3275
  (7) Nunn Amendment No. 299, to permit waiver of the amendment during 
an economic emergency. (By 61 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 86), Senate 
tabled the amendment.)
Pages S3231, S3263, S3275-76
  (8) Levin Amendment No. 273, to require Congress to pass legislation 
specifying the means for implementing and enforcing a balanced budget 
before the balanced budget amendment is submitted to the States for 
ratification. (By 62 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 88), Senate tabled the 
amendment.)
Pages S3231, S3263, S3276
  (9) Levin Amendment No. 310, to provide that the Vice President of 
the United States shall be able to cast the deciding vote in the Senate 
if the whole number of the Senate be equally divided. (By 57 yeas to 43 
nays (Vote No. 89), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S3231, S3263, S3276
  (10) Levin Amendment No. 311, to provide that the Vice President of 
the United States shall not be able to cast the deciding vote in the 
Senate if the whole number of the Senate be equally divided. (By 
unanimous vote of 100 yeas (Vote No. 90), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S3231, S3263, S3276
  (11) Pryor Amendment No. 307, to give the people of each State, 
through their State representatives, the right to tell Congress how 
they would cut spending in their State in order to balance the budget. 
(By 63 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. 91), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S3231, S3263, S3276-77
  (12) Byrd Amendment No. 252, to permit outlays to exceed receipts by 
a majority vote. (By 69 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. 92), Senate tabled 
the amendment.)
Pages S3231, S3263, S3277
  (13) Byrd Amendment No. 254, to establish that the limit on the 
public debt shall not be increased unless Congress provides by law for 
such an increase. (By 68 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 93), Senate tabled 
the amendment.)
Pages S3231, S3263, S3277
  (14) Byrd Amendment No. 255, to permit the President to submit an 
alternative budget. (By 62 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 94), Senate tabled 
the amendment.)
Pages S3231, S3263, S3277
  (15) Byrd Amendment No. 253, to permit a bill to increase revenue to 
become law by majority vote. (By 63 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. 95), 
Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S3231, S3263, S3277 [[Page D255]] 
  (16) Byrd Amendment No. 258, to strike any reliance on estimates. (By 
75 yeas to 25 nays (Vote No. 96), Senate tabled the amendment.)
Pages S3231, S3263, S3277-78
  (17) Kerry motion to commit H.J. Res. 1 to the Committee on the 
Budget. (By 63 yeas to 37 nays (Vote No. 97), Senate tabled the 
motion.)
Page S3278
Withdrawn:
  Hatch (for Dole) motion to recommit H.J. Res. 1 to the Committee on 
the Budget with instructions.
Page S3278
  Hatch (for Dole) motion to recommit H.J. Res. 1 to the Committee on 
the Budget with instructions.
Page S3278
  Hatch (for Dole) motion to commit H.J. Res. 1 to the Committee on the 
Judiciary with instructions.
Page S3278
  Hatch (for Dole) motion to commit H.J. Res. 1 to the Committee on the 
Judiciary with instructions.
Page S3278
  Senate will resume consideration of the resolution on Wednesday, 
March 1, 1995.
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Peter C. Economus, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Ohio.
  Joseph Robert Goodwin, of West Virginia, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia.
  Henry W. Foster, Jr., of Tennessee, to be Medical Director in the 
Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications 
therefore as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General 
of the Public Health Service, for a term of four years.
Page S3304
Messages From the House:
  Page S3282
Communications:
  Page S3282
Executive Reports of Committees:
  Pages S3282-83
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S3283-91
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S3291
Authority for Committees:
  Page S3291
Additional Statements:
  Pages S3291-99
Record Votes: Eighteen record votes were taken today. (Total--97)
  Pages S3274-78
Recess: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and recessed at 7:41 p.m., until 10 
a.m., on Wednesday, March 1, 1995.